GLOBULIN

any of a large family of proteins of a spherical or globular shape that are widely distributed throughout the plant and animal kingdoms. Many of them have been prepared in pure crystalline form. The term globulin is a partly procedural one, used in classifying an otherwise diverse group of proteins that are soluble in water or dilute salt solutions. Among the most important are the immunoglobulins (Ig), the antibodies of the immune system (see immunity). They are classified into five types based upon structure: IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM. IgG or γ-globulin is the most common and forms about 70% of the immunoglobins in the blood. Other globulins are involved in the transport of a variety of substances, including lipids, hormones, and inorganic ions.

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books on: Globulin  - 308 results

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Analytical Cytology: Methods for Studying Cellular Form and Function
Book by Robert C. Mellors; Blakiston Division McGraw-Hill, 1955
Subjects: Cytology
...30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Serum globulin human 8 6.7 2.9...70 277.5 Serum globulin fraction III, Ar mour 57...60 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 T-Globulin 8 . . . . . . . 2.64...
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The Lupus Book: A Guide for Patients and Their Families
Book by Daniel J. Wallace; Oxford University Press, 2005
Subjects: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus--Popular Works
...such as captopril, lisinopril or losartan. GAMMA GLOBULIN Gamma globulin is a protein that circulates in the blood, boosts...the late 1970s, much larger amounts of the immune globulin could be admin- istered intravenously (IV). Intravenous...
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It's Not Just Growing Pains: A Guide to Childhood Muscle, Bone, and Joint Pain, Rheumatic Diseases, and the Latest Treatments
Book by Thomas J. A. Lehman; Oxford University Press, 2004
Subjects: Pediatric Rheumatology, Rheumatism In Children
...panel also includes the total protein, the total globulin, and the al- bumin-globulin ratio. These are obtained by measuring the total protein and the albumin. The globulin is then determined by subtracting the albumin...
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Encyclopedia of Family Health - Vol. 7
Book by David B. Jacoby, Robert M. Youngson; Marshall Cavendish, 2005
Subjects: Health--Encyclopedias, Medicine, Popular--Encyclopedias
...antibodies or immunoglobulins (1g). The globulin molecules consist of two long chains...occurs in lower vertebrates. This is the globulin made by all B cells at first, some of...the other classes. IgM is the largest globulin molecule and makes up 10 percent of the...
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The Vaccine Controversy: The History, Use, and Safety of Vaccinations
Book by Kurt Link; Praeger, 2005
Subjects: Vaccination, Vaccination--Complications, Vaccination--History, Vaccines--Health Aspects, Vaccines--Safety Measures
...to extract immune glob- ulin (gamma globulin) from human blood serum. This work...in the injured soldier. This immune globulin fraction of serum contains the donors...antihepatitis antibody in the immune globulin. Researchers soon found that an injection...
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journal articles on: Globulin  - 145 results

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Functional Implication of an Arg307gly Substitution in Corticosteroid-binding Globulin, a Candidate Gene for a Quantitative Trait Locus Associated with Cortisol Variability and Obesity in Pig
Journal article by Véronique Guyonnet-Dupérat, Nicoline Geverink, Graham S. Plastow, Gary Evans; Genetics, Vol. 173, 2006
Subjects: Animals, Binding sites, Body fat, Deoxyribonucleic acid--DNA, Genes, Genetic linkage, Hogs, Plasma, Receptors, Cell Surface, Serpin-A6
...Substitution in Corticosteroid-binding Globulin, a Candidate Gene for a Quantitative...Gary Evans CORTICOSTEROID-BINDING globulin (CBG) is the major plasma transport...proposed that corticosteroid-binding globulin gene (Cbg) may be the causal gene of...
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Associations between Organochlorine Contaminant Concentrations and Clinical Health Parameters in Loggerhead Sea Turtles from North Carolina, USA
Journal article by Jennifer M. Keller, John R. Kucklick, M. Andrew Stamper, Craig A. Harms, Patricia D. Mcclellan-Green; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 112, 2004
...urea nitrogen, down arrow albumin:globulin ratio), carbohydrate (down arrow glucose...measured sodium, potassium, and chloride. Globulin concentrations were determined by subtracting...summationDDTs. The ratio of albumin to globulin was negatively correlated with concentrations...
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Types and Rates of Sequence Evolution at the High-molecular-weight Glutenin Locus in Hexaploid Wheat and Its Ancestral Genomes
Journal article by Yong Qiang Gu, Jérôme Salse, Devin Coleman-Derr, Adeline Dupin; Genetics, Vol. 174, 2006
Subjects: DNA, Intergenic, DNA, Plant, Deoxyribonucleic acid--DNA, Gene expression, Genetic engineering, Genomics, Gluten, Retroelements, Studies, Wheat, glutenin
...x-type, y-type HMW glutenin genes, globulin, and protein kinase genes) with MEGA3...repeat receptor-like protein kinase, a globulin, a y-type HMW glutenin, a duplicate globulin, an x-typeHMWglutenin, and a serine...
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Genomically Biased Accumulation of Seed Storage Proteins in Allopolyploid Cotton
Journal article by Guanjing Hu, Norma L. Houston, Dharminder Pathak, Linnea Schmidt, Jay J. Thelen, Jonathan F. Wendel; Genetics, Vol. 189, 2011
Subjects: Evolution & development, Genomes, Polyploidy, Proteins, Seeds, Studies
...and prevalent SSP group is globulin, which can be divided on...ambiguous classification of globulin and albumin in early studies...sequences. Although intact globulins are mostly insoluble in water...therefore, these albumin-like globulin forms could contribute to...
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Prediction of Rodent Nongenotoxic Carcinogenesis: Evaluation of Biochemical and Tissue Changes in Rodents Following Exposure to Nine Nongenotoxic NTP Carcinogens
Journal article by Clifford R. Elcombe, Jenny Odum, John R. Foster, Susan Stone, Susan Hasmall, Anthony R. Soames, Ian Kimber, John Ashby; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 110, 2002
...well-documented example of alpha2u-globulin-associated renal carcinogenesis in...plasma for all assays. Kidney. alpha2u-Globulin distribution was determined by immunohistochemistry...these groups confirmed that alpha2u-globulin was increased with DCB and LIM but not...
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magazine articles on: Globulin  - 114 results

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CMV Immune Globulin for Transplant Patients
Magazine article; FDA Consumer, Vol. 24, July 1990
Subjects: Cytomegalovirus infections--Drug therapy, Globulin--Health aspects, Globulins--Health aspects, Kidney transplantation, Kidneys--Transplantation, Organ transplantation--Complications, Tissue transplantation--Complications, Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.--Complications, Transplantation--Complications
CMV Immune Globulin for Transplant Patients. A new immune globulin has been licensed to help protect transplant patients...carried by donated kidneys. Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human), or CMV-IGIV, licensed by...
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Globulin Goblins
Magazine article by Gemma M. Tarlach; Drug Topics, Vol. 142, January 19, 1998
Subjects: Pharmaceuticals, Shortages, United States
Globulin Goblins by Gemma M. Tarlach Supplies of immune globulin products are shrinking nationwide, and no one knows...IVIG) and intramuscularly injected (IMIG) immune globulin products, although the IVIG shortage is more acute...
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Immune Globulin Shortage Helping Gmp Violators
Magazine article by Michael F. Conlan; Drug Topics, Vol. 142, October 5, 1998
Immune Globulin Shortage Helping Gmp Violators by Michael...because of a critical shortage of immune globulin, the FDA is allowing them to operate...sick and dying for a lack of" immune globulin, so the agency is not stopping production...
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Gobbled Globulin
Magazine article by Gemma M. Tarlach; Drug Topics, Vol. 142, May 18, 1998
Subjects: Pharmaceuticals, Plasma, Public health, Shortages, United States
Gobbled Globulin by Gemma M. Tarlach The national shortage of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) products remains at a crisis level, and Congress is calling on manufacturers and the Food Drug Administration to explain how the situation became...
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Intravenous Immune Globulins: the Enigma Continues
Magazine article by Jillene Magill-Lewis; Drug Topics, Vol. 146, October 21, 2002
Subjects: Immunology, Medical research, Pharmaceuticals, United States
Intravenous Immune Globulins: the Enigma Continues by Jillene Magill-Lewis Intravenous immune globulins (WIGs) are, if not controversial...deficiencies. Patients deficient in immune globulins benefit from replacement therapy. Immune...
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newspaper articles on: Globulin  - 36 results

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Travel Advisory; Get Proper Shots before Taking Trip Abroad
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 27, 2002
...vaccinations - hepatitis A or immune globulin (IG); hepatitis B for those who may...vaccinations - hepatitis A or immune globulin (IG); hepatitis B (see conditions...vaccinations - hepatitis A or immune globulin (IG), except travelers to Japan...
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HEALTH WATCH: Scientists Advise against Long Term Use of Contraceptive Pill
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), December 20, 2005
Subjects: Contraceptives industry--Physiological aspects, Hormones--Physiological aspects, Oral contraceptives--Physiological aspects, Sexual disorders--Physiological aspects
...dysfunction and mental health consequences. Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) is the protein that binds the hormone testosterone...consequence of the chronic elevation in sex hormone binding globulin levels, pill users may be at risk for long-standing health...
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On the Left, Our Man David Thomas as He'd like to Be. on the Cover, David Thomas as He Is. and on the Right David Thomas as, Alarmingly Enough, He'll One Day End Up. Can Anyone Help? Night & Day
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 21, 1996
...chuckles Kingsley. Apparently, alcohol increases the production of sex-hormone binding globulin, or SHGB. If all your sex-hormones are bound to bits of globulin, they cant go off and attack your follicles. On the other hand, youll have a permanent...
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Teenagers with Acne Skip the Burgers and Try the Veggies
Newspaper article by Patrick B. Massey; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 16, 2007
Subjects: Acne, Hormones
...acne and glycemic control. These included sex hormone binding globulin, androgen steroids, insulinlike growth factor-I, and insulinlike...proteins. In male teenagers, increased sex hormone binding globulin and androgenlike steroids are correlated with increased incidence...
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DAHL LEFT 'LIMP WITH DESPAIR' Author's Heartbreaking Account of Daughter's Death
Newspaper article; Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales), August 8, 2010
Subjects: Dahl, Roald
...until 1963 in the US. But Dahl knew a substance called gamma globulin could boost his childrens immune systems. Roalds movie actress...in 1,000 cases. Dr Evans told them large doses of gamma globulin could have prevented her from falling ill. "I wish wed had...
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encyclopedia articles on: Globulin  - 12 results

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Gamma Globulin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GAMMA GLOBULIN a group of globulin proteins in human blood plasma, including most antibodies . These...disease-producing organisms (see immunity ). Injections of gamma globulin are used to create a rapid but temporary immunity in patients...
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Globulin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GLOBULIN any of a large family of...crystalline form. The term globulin is a partly procedural one...IgG, and IgM. IgG or -globulin is the most common and forms...immunoglobins in the blood. Other globulins are involved in the transport...
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Immunity
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...antibodies produced by B cells are a type of globulin protein called immunoglobulins. There...IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM; gamma globulin (IgG) predominates. Antibody molecules...injection of antibodies, such as gamma globulin, that are not produced by the recipients...
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Erythroblastosis Fetalis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...antibodies has been largely prevented in the United States by the injection of human immune globulin into the mother within 72 hours after delivery. This globulin contains antibodies against the Rh-positive fetal red blood cells, destroying them...
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Thyroxine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...stored in the follicle stems between thyroid cells. Thyroxine enters into the bloodstream complexed to another protein, plasma globulin. Thyroxine increases the number and activity of mitochondria in cells by binding to the cells DNA, increasing the basal metabolic...
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